asteroid
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First Asteroid Impact Images from DART’s Companion Show Tentacle-Like Debris Plume
The Italian-built LICIACube watched from a distance as the NASA spacecraft rammed into the unsuspecting asteroid.
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How to Watch NASA’s DART Spacecraft Crash Into an Asteroid This Morning
The demise of DART is finally upon us, as the NASA spacecraft is on a collision course with the tiny Dimorphos asteroid. Here’s how you can watch this hugely important experiment to deflect an asteroid.
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Webb and Hubble Telescopes Will Observe NASA’s Asteroid Deflection Test
On Monday, NASA will attempt to smash its car-sized DART spacecraft into a non-threatening asteroid, in what is an important first test of a planetary defence strategy against hazardous celestial objects. A host of telescopes will be watching, including the Hubble and Webb space telescopes.
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Walking on Asteroid Bennu Would Be Like Stepping Into a Ball Pit, NASA Says
In October 2020, a small spacecraft briefly touched down on an asteroid to snag a piece of it to bring to Earth. Almost two years later, scientists have learned that if the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft had extended its stay even a tiny bit longer, it would have sunk right into the asteroid.